COVID-19 Updates
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GlaxoSmithKline to manufacture Novavax Covid-19 vaccine in UK, securing local supply
GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to help manufacture as many as 60 million UK doses of a Covid-19 vaccine from Novavax as the British government looks to shore up supplies amid tensions…
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Trump slams coronavirus advisers Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx as ‘self-promoters’
Former US president Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at two of the country’s leading figures in the coronavirus battle after they criticised his handling of the pandemic.In an angry…
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Coronavirus: Asian nations seek vaccine supplies after India suspends exports; Vietnam sentences man for spreading virus
Several Asian countries scrambled to find alternative sources for Covid-19 inoculations on Tuesday after export restrictions by manufacturer India left a World Health Organization-backed global vaccine sharing programme short of…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong not ready for significant relaxation of social-distancing rules, health minister says; 7 new Covid-19 cases confirmed
Hong Kong’s health minister has said the city is not ready for a major downscaling of social-distancing rules, cautioning against moving too quickly and wiping out its efforts in containing…
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World leaders back pandemic treaty plan to fight future health emergencies
Leaders of 23 countries and the World Health Organization on Tuesday backed an idea to create an international treaty that would help the world deal with future health emergencies like…
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Australia news live: eight new local Qld Covid cases as Brisbane enters lockdown; Berejiklian ‘disgusted’ by parliament sexting
Queensland outbreak rises to 15 cases of the highly contagious UK variant, as Brisbane embarks on first day of three-day lockdown; NSW on high alert after cases partied in Byron…
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Queensland Covid: unvaccinated health workers spread two clusters, as outbreak grows to 15 cases
Outbreak of UK variant prompts questions about precautions inside hospitals and the speed of the state’s vaccine rollout Queensland Covid hotspots; • NSW Covid hotspots Follow the Australia liveblog Queensland…
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Canada suspends use of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine for those under 55
Immunisation panel says there is ‘substantial uncertainty about the benefit’ of the vaccine given risk of rare type of blood clot See all our coronavirus coverage Canada on Monday suspended…
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Biden pledges vaccines for most adults soon as CDC chief fears ‘impending doom’ – as it happened
Biden says 90% of adults will be eligible for vaccine by 19 April CDC finds Pfizer and Moderna vaccines highly effective at preventing infection Chauvin trial livestreamed with courtroom access…
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Coronavirus live news: France ICU cases climbing rapidly; German lockdown row deepens
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